BREAKING: House Judiciary Reconsiders, Backs Bush Torture Bill

By Justin Rood - September 20, 2006, 5:28 PM

The House Judiciary Committee just reversed itself, calling a re-vote and passing a controversial detainee treatment bill that has White House backing, according to House sources.

Earlier today, the panel had voted down the measure, 18-17, with three members not voting. The re-vote swung the tally to 20-18 in favor of the bill.

Update: WSJ's Washington Wire has more details (and a better vote tally -- we'd originally reported 17-20).

"The amendment might have passed had two Democrats not missed the vote; the two were at a news conference on the Medicare drug benefit."

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